5 smiles and counting

Good morning everyone!

What a whirlwind these last few days have been! Our presentation was a total surprise and gift. Cecelia. our in-country coordinator, picked us up around 2pm on Thursday afternoon. We arrived at los Pisingos to meet Carlos the newest director of the orphanage. He is the son of one of the founding women. Presentations are done very different now since the passing of Rosa (another woman that started the los Pisingos foundation). First we met Carlos, the director and Andres, who facilitates the presentations. Andres is a LP adoptee himself! It was so heartwarming to meet them both and see how they interact with the children, talking with them, giving them their full attention.

They are very careful about germs so we had to suit up in scrubs before Andres brought us up to the 3rd floor where all the babies are. And there he was! Our sweet sweet boy! Poor little baby has a terrible virus. I guess most of the babies were struggling with it. We were in a little room off to the side all 4 of us! It felt so good to have him in our arms! After a short while we went back downstairs to talk more with Carlos and meet Mateo's caregiver. We were able to ask her questions about his schedule likes etc. What a gift to be able to get more information about him! We also brought some small gifts for Carlos, Andres and Adriana, Mateo's nurse.

The next 48 hrs were a tornado filled with vomit, diareha, very little sleep and lots of Colombian coffee! But last night he seemed to be feeling better and slept most of the night. Thank you Jesus! Picture the movie "Terms of Endearment" and me practically crawling in the crib, pinching him to make sure he was alright!

Lucy has been sooooo sweet with him. She likes to hold him and help feed him. Needless to say we've been in hunker down mode at Hotel Paris. But the staff are great, very attentive. Once Mateo feels better we'll be venturing out for a walk soon.

Just an FYI, I won't be posting anything on facebook while we're here. There is just too much to keep track of these days:) Plus this site is for Mateo so that he can have this as a record of our beginnings as a family. So don't forget to leave a note for us in the comments section! Hint! Hint! You don't have to have an account. Just click on comments and sign in as anonymus.

So...Please pray that he continues to get better and kick this virus, that he thrives, grows and gains weight under the care of his new family.

We are blessed!
PK